Mom plans Disney World trip with family, only to regret inviting her overbearing in-laws, she demands husband uninvites them, he refuses: ‘They're coming for family time'

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jul 28, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Story time!

Last month, my husband's family–his parents, sister, brother, and their kids all went on a vacation abroad. We were obviously invited to join them as well, but we knew we only had a few vacation days this summer, and we already planned a trip, just the two of us, someplace else. After much debating, we decided that we value our alone time slighly more than the family time we would have had to deal with if we went on with the rest of the family, so we opted out of the family trip.

They had a great time, and so did we. 

No one was mad that we said 'no' to the family trip, they actually understood how important it is to have alone time as a couple, and were very supportive of our decision to go on a vacation alone. How did we manage that, you ask? We communicated our wants and needs and were honest about how we were feeling.

Which is the one thing the woman in the story below failed to do herself.

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  • The wife in the story below wanted to go on a vacation to Disney World with her husband and their toddler. However, she was not communicative about her wants and needs, which led her to invite her in-laws to the vacation as well. Now, she is regretting this decision, but it seems like it is too late to back out.

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    AITA for expecting some time with just my husband and toddler and not my in-laws on our Disney World trip?

    We have a Disney vacation planned in a few months. It will be my in-laws and my toddler, my husband and me. We'll be there for 9
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    days. We are paying completely for our portion of the vacation and will have separate hotel rooms. I'm a Disney adult. I love Disney!
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    I'm so excited to be able to take my toddler! It's extremely special for me since I've been going since I was his age.
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    My very controlling MIL has been asking for a family vacation and for some reason because I can't say no I told her that her and
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    my FIL can join. They aren't Disney people and are purely coming to have family time. My MIL is very bossy and controlling and
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    will just take my son from me and not let me enjoy any of the social moments with him. I brought up to my husband that I'd like some
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    nuclear family time. He says that I'm wrong for just bringing them to Disney and leaving them there when they don't even like Disney and are coming just for family time. AITA?
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    I
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    writierthanyou > because I can't say no I told her that her and my FIL can join. YTA. You brought this misery on yourself because you're a doormat.
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    Lithogiraffe Yes, YTA. Because you agreed to let them come. When you already knew that they were not Disney people and that it was just for family time.
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    Your assumption to be left with your husband and toddler was what you wanted. Not your honest assumption of how things would go
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    Disastrous-Nail-640 ESH You need to learn to say no. If people come go on vacation together, they generally spend the vacation together. So your husband isn't wrong in what he said.
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    Your husband needs to learn to tell his parents to stay in their lane. Ultimately, since they're his parents, this is his problem to handle. And you need to tell him that. And his MILss for being controlling and just taking your kid from you without asking.
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    StaplesSnitch Wait you say you a Disney adult with a toddler. I worked at Disneyland all through college. How can you truly enjoy Disney with all the rides you are
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    restricted from bringing your toddler on? Do you not see how good you have it? Let your in- laws take the toddler while you and husband do star tours spaceman log ride etc. that way
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    in-laws help you have time to enjoy Disney as an adult. And they get grandkids time. Then on shared rides yall do together ask to have toddler in your lap /seat next to you kindly saying I haven't gotten time with him
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    today while I did adult stuff with husband. There's no way your in- laws won't understand. It's a win win. Their coming is actually a favor for you to be the Disney adult you claim to be.
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    xLittleKittenxx YTA for inviting them and then wanting to leave them. YWNBTA if you had originally respectfully told them no, they cannot go.
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    Usual-Archer-916 Hey, why not reframe this-you know perfectly well that he won't remember much of the trip at his age....and your inlaws want to spend time with him. Sounds like a great opportunity for you to
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    carve out some couple time with a built in babysitter! Since you are a Disney adult I'm pretty certain this won't be your last trip since you will want to take him back when he's a little older.
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    Shortestbreath Plan a heavy Disney itinerary specific rides at times and a scheduled lunch and snack windows and really go ham with
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    it and give it to them in advance and see if you can scare them out of wanting to participate. Maybe they will just stay at the hotel instead.
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    Beneficial-Way-8742 "They aren't Disney people .... The they don't need to come. Maybe this isn't the vacation they should join in on
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